These words are so common, so many people say them. And I can completely see the beauty in it:

It shows ambition & drive- characteristics I completely understand

It shows gumption- no one gets to the top without some risk

It shows the understanding of freedom- there is something nice about not really reporting into anyone

It shows responsibility- oh boy! being your own boss means answering to the biggest critic- yourself and your parents (mostly)

It shows vision- you need to think ahead and plan it if you wanna get there

On the flip side though, may don’t realise there are downsides too:

You never switch off- work is a part of your breath, work is what you think of all the time, work is what you dream of, work is #1 and there’s no question about it

You are responsible for feeding a lot of other mouths- some directly, some indirectly

You may think you can take time off whenever you want but you can’t- you are the linchpin, you need to make sure everything keeps happening

Your day is never your own, even though you love it and you adore what you do…

Though saying all this, I will have it no other way! If one treats being their own boss as really that and meets their targets etc and don’t just use being the boss as an excuse to not perform or live up to their employees’/ customers’ expectations, then they will realise it is the toughest job ever.

No wonder you need a massive foundation of hardwork and passion. Thank God I have large amounts of those- I will be needing them in the next while, I suspect… fingers crossed.

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Joy of Traveling: This blog is about a simple Indian girl, living an extra ordinary life in Ireland- traveling, eating, working, clicking photographs and basically enjoying the beauty of life. A lot of the posts are exaggerations of events she sees around her and some may even be biographical but this is mostly a work of fiction, so take it with a pinch of salt, please ;)